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Brooklyn Artist Sues For Cartoon Payout

A visual artist is suing a New York-based animated cartoon studio, alleging she's been denied royalties she's entitled to for designing a character that became the namesake of a Cartoon Network show.

The suit, filed by 32-year-old Kelly Denato of Brooklyn, names studio Animation Collective, Inc. and three other defendants, saying they've profited from the cartoon, "Ellen's Acres," without paying Ms. Denato her contractual share of the royalties. The other defendants are Animation Collective's chief executive,...